Welcome to the Thomaston Cafe, located in historic Mid-Coast Maine in Thomaston. A casual, family-friendly atmosphere and tasty, carefully prepared food make the Thomaston Cafe a special stop, every time!
Our varied menu includes homemade soups and chowders; vegetarian specials; home-baked pastries and desserts; fresh Maine Crabcakes, Haddock Chowder, Marinated Grilled Quail, Lobster Ravioli, Roasted Rack of Lamb, fresh seafood, local, natural and organic products.
Serving a menu of wholesome foods for healthy appetites, we use ingredients supplied by local small farms and businesses, including produce, seafood, eggs, and vegetables. We also carry a fine selection of beer, wine, cocktails and fresh-brewed espresso and cappuccino. Look around when you're here — Maine artists exhibit their work at our cafe.
We are recommended by Fodor's New England Guide, Explorer's Guide to Maine, Insider's Guide to Maine's Mid-Coast Maine Handbook and AAA.
Maine Sunday Telegram (October 26, 2003) says: "Thomaston Cafe a local favorite and it's easy to see why."
"Get Real, Get Maine" sponsored by the Maine Department of Agriculture (2002) chose us for first place in their statewide "Menus of the Month" competition and chose our Wild Mushroom Hash recipe (2001) for it's use of ingredients harvested in Maine.
Our renowned fishcake recipe was featured in the December 1995 Gourmet Magazine "As You Like It" column. Downeast Magazine chose our Haddock Chowder as an exceptional dish and praised our many creative menu items. (April 1998).
When in Camden, visit The Smoothie Shack
We celebrated our 20th Anniversary in April of 2010. It also includes an article about
Peter Ott's, our son's restaurant in Camden.
Portland Press Herald,
"GO" section
May 22, 2008,
gave a 5-star rating
for food, ambience
and service.
"Fine food, art nicely wrapped in a classic small-town package."
"Dishing Up Maine" (Storey Publishing, 2006) has a review and our well known "Fishcake" recipe.
Downeast Magazine, November 2004, has a review of our cafe.
Our book, Creative Coastal Cooking, published by Downeast Publishing, came out in June 2003. Seventeen of our daily recipes are included in the book.
"Discoveries" magazine (Sept/Oct 2003) described us as "...a real gem."
We were chosen by R.W. Apple at The New York Times (Wednesday, July 10, 2002) to be in the Dining Out section as: "Enduringly Yankee, with a Modern Twist" places to go if you're driving up the coast of Maine.
